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This video covers how you can use the new Full-Text Search to unlock hidden discoveries in historical records that have never been searchable until now.
Through full-text search, FamilySearch engineers have trained AI to “read” the text in unindexed records. The result is a database of newly transcribed digital images that are searchable by name, place and other keywords.
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FamilySearch is a free website dedicated to helping people identify their ancestors. Currently there are more than 2.5 million rolls of microfilmed records from countries all over the world available at the Family History Library and many are available at FamilySearch Centers worldwide.
This video highlights a few ways you can unlock the power of full-text searching. Full-text search is an exciting new way to find information in over 100 million historical records that have not been indexed, using technology that reads the text on the images.
This test of a full-text search for historical records uses artificial intelligence (AI) to transcribe images into text so they can be fully searched. This automated search will find information almost instantly, saving hours of manual searching.
29 lut 2024 · Full-text search uses AI to transcribe handwritten documents so, as you might expect, not all words are extracted accurately. Creative searching and using wildcards (* and ?) is key! Beyond searching for names, combinations of specific key terms can help you discover records related to your ancestors.
